Nurse 5334 Test 1 with complete solutions
Mammalian cells do not have a rigid cell wall - ANSWER- True
Patients should not take folic acid supplements when prescribed sulfa drugs -
ANSWER- False
Cephalosporines kill bacteria by weakening the cell wall and promoting bacterial
lysis. - ANSWER- True
Aminoglycosides inhibit folic acid production by the microbe - ANSWER- False
Metronidazole inhibits DNA synthesis in certain microbes - ANSWER- True
Many drugs that are prescribed for HIV infection inhibit enzymes needed for viral
reproduction - ANSWER- True
MRSA, VRE, and C dif are a problem because infection with these microbes is
usually fatal - ANSWER- False
When patients take antibiotis as prescribed, resistance to antibiotics does not
occur - ANSWER- False
Bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics by producing enzymes that
inactivate the macrobiotic. - ANSWER- True
If a bacterium changes its receptors, and antibiotic may not be able to bind to the
microbe and exert effects - ANSWER- True
The human body can make compounds that prevent an antibiotic from exerting
the desired effect - ANSWER- False
Some microbes can change so that they stop taking antibiotics into the cell -
ANSWER- True
Mammalian cells do not have a rigid cell wall - ANSWER- True
Patients should not take folic acid supplements when prescribed sulfa drugs -
ANSWER- False
Cephalosporines kill bacteria by weakening the cell wall and promoting bacterial
lysis. - ANSWER- True
Aminoglycosides inhibit folic acid production by the microbe - ANSWER- False
Metronidazole inhibits DNA synthesis in certain microbes - ANSWER- True
Many drugs that are prescribed for HIV infection inhibit enzymes needed for viral
reproduction - ANSWER- True
MRSA, VRE, and C dif are a problem because infection with these microbes is
usually fatal - ANSWER- False
When patients take antibiotis as prescribed, resistance to antibiotics does not
occur - ANSWER- False
Bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics by producing enzymes that
inactivate the macrobiotic. - ANSWER- True
If a bacterium changes its receptors, and antibiotic may not be able to bind to the
microbe and exert effects - ANSWER- True
The human body can make compounds that prevent an antibiotic from exerting
the desired effect - ANSWER- False
Some microbes can change so that they stop taking antibiotics into the cell -
ANSWER- True
